A PAIR of new nuclear reactors at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle, about an hour north/northwest of us on the Savannah River, were supposed to be up and running two weeks […]
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Sunny days ahead for solar
HELEN DOWNING’S restored townhome on Chippewa Square is one of Savannah’s finest examples of historic preservation. As of last week, it’s also the pinnacle of energy innovation. Crews from Hannah […]
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This GA Power rate hike will cost you about $100 a year
Today the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve Georgia Power’s proposed $870 million rate increase on its 2.1 million customers statewide. Based on today’s action, residential customers could […]
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On with the wind
Wind energy tends to generate excitement among the environmentally conscious and business–minded alike: It’s renewable, pollution–free and there’s plenty of it to sell. It seems awfully simple. However, the process […]
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Nuclear options
While questions remain about the unfolding disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi reactor facility, the result of a massive earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago, the one certainty seems to be […]
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Winds of change
With millions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over the past month and the ongoing threat of global warming tied to burning fossil fuels, the question […]